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MMA fighter Marcus Kowal shares news of child's death by DUI

MMA fighter Marcus Kowal announced Sunday that his 15-month-old son, Liam Mikael Kowal, was declared brain dead after he was struck in his stroller by a drunk driver in California.

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Updated: 3:53 PM EDT Sep 12, 2016

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MMA fighter Marcus Kowal shares news of child's death by DUI

MMA fighter Marcus Kowal announced Sunday that his 15-month-old son, Liam Mikael Kowal, was declared brain dead after he was struck in his stroller by a drunk driver in California.

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MMA fighter Marcus Kowal announced Sunday that his 15-month-old son, Liam Mikael Kowal, was declared brain dead after he was struck in his stroller by a drunk driver in California.

Young Liam was being pushed by his 15-year-old cousin at the time of incident. She suffered a leg injury.

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According to Hawthorne Police Department, 72-year-old Donna Marie Higgins drove through the crosswalk and then attempted to flee the scene after hitting the teenager and toddler. The police report says witnesses blocked her car in with theirs to prevent her from leaving.

Higgins failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for felony hit and run and felony drunk driving.

"About an hour ago, our baby was declared brain dead. He tried to fight so hard. He even died at one point but they brought him back. He's a little fighter. His heart is still beating but his brain is no longer working," Kowal wrote in Sunday's Facebook post."Our hearts are broken and there's a void in my soul but we will get through this."

Kowal and Liam's mother, Mishel Eder, have chosen to donate Liam's organs to babies in need.

Kowal wrote Monday, "This isn't easy to write but Liam is going to donate his organs, so that his little heart can make another child live and another set of parents not have to go through what we have to."

A friend of the family also created a GoFundMe page, the Liam Mikael Memorial Fund. In one day, over $81,000 was raised. The goal is set for $100,000 at this time.